10 Interesting Facts about Sarojini Naidu

Facts about Sarojini Naidu will give you information about a poet, an Indian independence activist, and politician. She was born on February 13, 1879, in Hyderabad, India, of Brahman heritage. She was known as ‘The Nightingale of India’. Besides, she was the first woman governor and the second woman president an Indian state. There are still many information that will be explained below.

Facts about Sarojini Naidu 1: Early Life

Sarojini was a smart child since childhood. She mastered many languages such as English, Urdu, Bengali, Persian, and Telugu. Actually, her father encouraged her to be a mathematician or scientist. However, she chose to be a poet.

Facts about Sarojini Naidu 2: Family

Aghore Nath Chattopadhyay and Barada Sundari Devi are Sarojini’s parents. Her father was a scientist, educator, and philosopher. Whereas her mother was a poetess in the Bengali language. She has two brothers and sister named Virendranath Chattopadhyay, Harindranath Chattopadhyay, and Sunalini Devi.

Sarojini Naidu

Facts about Sarojini Naidu 3: Marriage

Sarojini married with Govindarajulu Naidu in Madras in 1898. Then, they had four children named Jayasurya, Padmaja, Randheer, and Leilamani. Sarojini met her husband when she was studying in England and they fell in love.

Facts about Sarojini Naidu 4: Education

At the age of 16, Sarojini Naidu got a scholarship from Nizam of Hyderabad. Then, she attended the King’s College in London and joined to Girton College in Cambridge.

King’s College in London

Facts about Sarojini Naidu 5: Poems

There are many poems which are created by her, including Na and Damayant, Indian, Life, The Indian Fantasy, The Poet To Death, Indian Dancers, Indian Love-Song, In the Forest, Indian Weavers, Nightfall in the City of Hyderabad, The Pardah Nashin, The Queen’s Rival, Past and present, The Snake-Charmer, In the Bazaars of Hyderabad, and many more.

Facts about Sarojini Naidu 6: Educational institutions

Here are some educational institutions that have been attributed to Sarojini Naidu, including Sarojini Naidu College for Women, Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication, and Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital.

Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication

Facts about Sarojini Naidu 7: First work

‘Maher Muneer’ was the first work of Sarojini. It impressed Nizam of Hyderabad. That’s why she got a scholarship.

Facts about Sarojini Naidu 8: Works

Here are some collection of her poems which was published, including The Golden Threshold, published in the United Kingdom in 1905; The Bird of Time: Songs of Life, Death & the Spring, published in London in 1912, The Broken Wing: Songs of Love, Death and the Spring in 1917, and more.

The Golden Threshold

Facts about Sarojini Naidu 9: Political career

Sarojini Naidu joined the Indian National Movement in 1905. It was her first political career. Then, the journey from 1915 to 1918 to spread welfare was done by her in many locations. In 1917, she also found the Women’s India Association (WIA).

Facts about Sarojini Naidu 10: Death

Sarojini Naidu died on March 2, 1949 in Lucknow while she was working in her office. Her death was because of a heart attack.

The ashes of Sarojini Naidu

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